In scurt timp dupa demolarea zidului din Berlin, dirijorul austriac Otmar Suitner s-a pensionat despartindu-se astfel de scena Operei de Stat din Berlinul de Est. A fost diagnosticat cu boala Parkinson. Dirijorul care a cucerit lumea nu-si mai putea controla bagheta. Muzica a disparut din viata cotidiana. Insa distrugerea zidului a adus cu ea si alte schimbari in viata marelui artist: timp de mai multe decenii viata lui Suitner era impartita in doua, traia o viata alaturi de sotia lui in Berlinul de Est si o alta viata cu amanta si fiul lor, Igor, in Berlinul de Vest. Pelicula prezinta descoperirea relatiei dintre un tata si un fiu prin intermediul filmului si a muzicii. Igor isi exprima sentimentele cu ajutorul camerei iar tatal lui prin muzica. Un film despre un mare dirijor, povestit de fiul lui care incearca sa inteleaga muzica pentru a-si cunoaste tatal.

“Dupa muzica” un film de Igor Heitzmann (Nach der Musik, 2007, Germania, documentar, 105 min ).

Premii si festivaluri
Kino – Festival of German Films, Lisbon, Portugal, January 22 – 29, 2009
5th Vilnius Documentary Film Festival, Lithuania, December 5 – 14, 2008
Soundtrack Cologne 5.0, Germany, November 20 – 23, 2008
2nd Wismar Film Festival, Germany, October 10 – 12, 2008 Competition
Unerhört! 2nd International Festival of Music Documentaries, Hamburg, Germany, September 4 – 7, 2008 Competition New Talents – Sunday, September 7, 18:00, B-Movie Cinema
27th AsoloArt Film Festival, Asolo, Italy, August 29 – September 7, 2008 Competition: Artist’s Biographies – Friday, September 5, 17:00, Teatro Eleonora Duse
4th Jecheon International Music & Film Festival, South Korea, August 14 – 19, 2008 International Competition – ASIAN PREMIERE in presence of Igor Heitzmann >>Jury Special Prize<<
7th Dokufest Prizren, Kosovo, August 4 -10, 2008 Sektion: View from the World
30th Moscow International Film Festival, June 19 – 28, 2008
Free Thougt – documentary cinema program, screening: June 26, 10pm, Multiplex Cinema October, Hall 5
48th Krakow Film Festival, Poland, May 30 – June 5, 2008 Poland premiere, International Feature Documentary Competition  >>Silver Horn for the Best Directing<<
EDOC 7, Encuentros del Otro – Documentary Film Festival, Ecuador, May 8 – 25, 2008 Equador premiere in presence of Igor Heitzmann
DocAviv – 10th Tel Aviv International Documentary Film Festival, Israel, April 3 – 12, 2008  International Competition, Israel premiere in presence of Igor Heitzmann  >> Special Jury Nomination Award <<
I’ts All True – 13th International Documentary Film Festival, Brazil,  March 26 – April 6, 2008, Brazil premiere, Section: State of Things
13th Sofia International Film Festival, Bulgaria, March 6 – 16, 2008
Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, Montana, USA, February 14 – 20, 2008
Magnificent 7 – European Feature Documentary Film Festival, Belgrade, January 26 – 29, 2008
New Films from Germany at the MoMA, New York, Nov. 1 – 14, 2007
Internationales Leipziger Festival für Dokumentar- und Animationsfilm, DOK Leipzig,  29. Oct. – 4. Nov. 2007, German Competition >> Zweitausendeins Award for Best German Documentary <<
Doclisboa 2007, Lisbon International Documentary Film Festival, Oct. 18 – Oct. 28, 2007,  International Competition >> Award for Best First Documentary <<
Docúpolis, Barcelona Oct. 3 – 7, 2007 International Competition
Vancouver International Film Festival, Sept. 27 – Oct. 12, 2007  Section: Nonfiction Features
Montreal World Film Festival, Aug. 23 – Sept. 4, 2007 >> Public Award for Best Documentary Film <<
Documenta Madrid, Madrid, 05. – 07.05.07, Competition

Visions du Réel, Nyon, 23. – 24.04.07, Competition International premiere

Film proiectat in cadrul Festivalului Filmului German de la Bucuresti, mai multe amanunte, aici.